EPSO's, TISA and CCR
epso'S, TISa AND ccr
How Industry Credential Tiers Factor In
ICs impact the College and Career Readiness (CCR) metric and the high school outcomes funding in the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) formula.
ICs impact the College and Career Readiness (CCR) metric and the high school outcomes funding in the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) formula.
CCR Status (Replaced Ready Grad in Federal Accountability)
A cohort graduate who meets one of the following criteria:
• Meets or exceeds a composite of 21 (ACT) or 1060 (SAT)
• Earns a qualifying score on the ASVAB AFQT
• Earns a Tier 3 (Preferred) IC
• Earns a Tier 2 (Valued) IC and one other IC (any tier)
• Earns one or more postsecondary credits
*Postsecondary credits include meeting or exceeding passing cut scores in AP, CIE, CLEP, IB, and SDC, as well as earning eligible postsecondary credits in DE and LDC.
A cohort graduate who meets one of the following criteria:
• Meets or exceeds a composite of 21 (ACT) or 1060 (SAT)
• Earns a qualifying score on the ASVAB AFQT
• Earns a Tier 3 (Preferred) IC
• Earns a Tier 2 (Valued) IC and one other IC (any tier)
• Earns one or more postsecondary credits
*Postsecondary credits include meeting or exceeding passing cut scores in AP, CIE, CLEP, IB, and SDC, as well as earning eligible postsecondary credits in DE and LDC.
TISA High School Outcomes Goal:
Any TISA graduate who meets one of the following criteria:
• Earns two EPSO credits and meets or exceeds a composite score of 21 on the ACT
• Earns two EPSO credits and increases their ACT composite by at least 4 points
• Earns two EPSO credits and achieves a qualifying score on the ASVAB AFQT
• Earns three EPSO credits
*Tier 2 and 3 ICs are counted as EPSOs in TISA
Any TISA graduate who meets one of the following criteria:
• Earns two EPSO credits and meets or exceeds a composite score of 21 on the ACT
• Earns two EPSO credits and increases their ACT composite by at least 4 points
• Earns two EPSO credits and achieves a qualifying score on the ASVAB AFQT
• Earns three EPSO credits
*Tier 2 and 3 ICs are counted as EPSOs in TISA